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Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon piscivorus
Ka ga leina: The scientific name translates from Greek and Latin as "hook-toothed fish-eater".1
E tlhoka ngakaGa e bolaye gantsi, mme go lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka.
Divaepara tsa mesima (pit vipers) Go lomaE ja: Ditlhapi
Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

The cottonmouth is a large, venomous pit viper that lives in the southeastern United States. It is one of the few vipers in the world that spends much of its life in water. Its bite is painful and can be fatal, so it is important to recognise it and give it plenty of space.1

E tshela kwa
Southeastern United States, from southeast Virginia south through the Florida peninsula and west to Arkansas and Oklahoma1
Amerika Bokone
Gae
It is usually found in or near water, especially slow-moving, shallow lakes, streams, swamps and marshes. It also enters bays and estuaries and swims between barrier islands and the mainland.1
Boleele
65 cm go ya go 1,9 m (2,1 ft go ya go 6,2 ft)1
Bokima
201 g go ya go 580 g (7 oz go ya go 1,3 lb)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 3,6 km/h (2,2 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
Its name means fish-eater. Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to lure prey animals.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Cottonmouth
Cottonmouth. Setshwantsho: kirk gardner. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Adults commonly exceed 80 cm in total length, and it is the largest species in its genus.1
  • Most adults are almost or totally black, with the head and facial markings as the main exceptions.1
  • Younger snakes have dark crossbands on a lighter tan, brown or reddish-brown ground colour. The tail tip is yellowish in juveniles and black in adults.1
  • Eastern populations have a broad, dark stripe running back from the eye along the side of the head.1
  • When threatened it gapes, showing the white lining of its mouth.1

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: The copperhead is often confused with the cottonmouth, especially when young. The cottonmouth has a broad dark stripe on the side of the head, while the copperhead has only a thin dark line. Watersnakes of the genus Nerodia look similar, with thick bodies and large heads, but they have round pupils and no loreal pit.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

The venom is rich in cytotoxic components that destroy tissue, and it is more toxic than the copperhead's venom. It does not contain the neurotoxic components found in many rattlesnakes, so it does not usually cause whole-body reactions. Symptoms commonly include bruising and swelling, and necrosis, or death of tissue, can occur.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

Deaths are rare, but bites are relatively frequent in the lower Mississippi River Valley and along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A bite can leave scars and, on occasion, may require amputation. The pain is generally more severe than a copperhead bite but less than a rattlesnake bite. Stressed snakes, and larger snakes, are more likely to strike.1

Dikgang tse di molemo: dingaka di na le molemo (antivenom) kgotsa kalafi ya se.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

When threatened it may coil its body, display its fangs and gape to show the white lining of its mouth. It often stands its ground rather than fleeing.1

Fa e loma

  • Bites can be effectively treated with CroFab antivenom.1
  • Dira gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege a ritibetse, tshegetsa setho se se lomilweng mo boemong jwa pelo, tlosa direng le dilo tse di tiileng, mme o mo ise bookelong ka bonako.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

Kae mo lefatsheng?

AforikaAsiaYuropaAmerika BokoneAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Cottonmouth e ka nna 1,9 m ka boleele (6,2 ft)Baesekele ya motho yo mogolo e ka nna 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Koloi e ka nna 4,5 m (15 ft)

E kima go le kae?

bokima jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 5
boleele jo bo lekanang le dikatse tsa ntlo di le 4 go tloga kwa nkong go ya mogatlengboleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 11 di latelanae ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 100 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Cottonmouth e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

1

Young snakes wiggle the tips of their tails to attract prey.1

2

It swims with its body near the surface and appears to float on top of the water.1

3

The average venom yield is about 125 mg dried, and the human lethal dose is unknown but has been estimated at 100 to 150 mg.1

4

It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers, and it is the most aquatic species in its genus.1

5

One researcher reported encountering these snakes on countless occasions, often almost stepping on them, without ever being bitten.1

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Any snake called a water moccasin is venomous.

Nnete: The name water moccasin refers to the venomous cottonmouth. Many scientists dislike the name because it causes confusion with nonvenomous water snakes, which look similar.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Agkistrodon piscivorus
Setlhopha
Divaepara tsa mesima (pit vipers)
Lelapa
Viperidae2
Lekoko
Squamata
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone
Kotsi go batho
3 / 5: E masisi3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Agkistrodon piscivorus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Agkistrodon piscivorus (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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